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+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+process.on('exit', () => {
+  assert.strictEqual(process._exiting, true, 'process._exiting was not set!');
+
+  process.nextTick(() => {
+    common.fail('process is exiting, should not be called.');
+  });
+});
+
+process.exit();